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| Llangollen Fell Club 08-11-2008 B Walk |
Showing posts with label 2008 Llangollen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2008 Llangollen. Show all posts
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
Monday, 10 November 2008
What a Surprise!
Non of us expected good walking weather when we set off with rain on the windscreen and dull clouds, but a surprise was awaiting us. Granted it was still drizzling when we started our walks, both along the canal path, but before long it dried up and the sun kept on appearing, giving us good views and pleasant walking conditions except for one patch where the C party had to wade through mud.
A really pleasant day was had by all with some excellent refreshment stops back in Llangollen and an earlier start home at 4pm as everyone was ready by then.
Photographs of the walks will be posted soon.
Our next walk will be our New Year walk and festive meal at the 'Dog andPartridge in near Chipping on Saturday January 10th. If you have not already booked, contact Shirley ASAP as spaces are nearly gone.
A really pleasant day was had by all with some excellent refreshment stops back in Llangollen and an earlier start home at 4pm as everyone was ready by then.
Photographs of the walks will be posted soon.
Our next walk will be our New Year walk and festive meal at the 'Dog andPartridge in near Chipping on Saturday January 10th. If you have not already booked, contact Shirley ASAP as spaces are nearly gone.
Tuesday, 14 October 2008
November Walk from Llangollen
Our next walk will be from the famous Welsh town of Llangollen nestling within the beautiful Dee Valley in the North East of Wales. It is a town of varied parts, with plenty to interest the most discerning of visitors. You will probably know it for the Eistedford, or the horse drawn canal boats, or the Steam Railway, but there is plenty more about it so take a peek here
There will be two walks;- B Walk, led by Bill Farr
- C Walk, led by Norman Jones
Height Gain: 875ft
The coach will leave the back of Iceland at 8.00am on Saturday 9th November 2008. Pre-booking is essential through the Church office, but there are often spaces available for visitors (or for those unable to walk but wishing to visit with us).
B Walk Llangollen November 2008
Walk Leader: Bill Farr
Distance: 8.5 miles approx
Total Ascent: 1000 ft
Click on map to enlarge.
Starting from Llangollen, for the first 4 miles the walk is mainly on the flat, initially alongside the canal then on quet roads and farm tracks in the Dee Valley.
After that, crossing the A5 to climb gently through woods to the village of Vivod (c500ft), then along undulating quiet roads and farm tracks back into Llangollen.
Good Paths or quiet roads throughout and hopefully, good views of the Llantysilio Mountains and the Dee Valley.
Distance: 8.5 miles approx
Total Ascent: 1000 ft
Click on map to enlarge.After that, crossing the A5 to climb gently through woods to the village of Vivod (c500ft), then along undulating quiet roads and farm tracks back into Llangollen.
Good Paths or quiet roads throughout and hopefully, good views of the Llantysilio Mountains and the Dee Valley.
C Walk Llangollen November 2008
Walk Leader: Norman Jones
Distance: approx 6.5 miles
Height Gain: 875 ft ( including going up to Castell Dinas Bran)
We head north out of Llangollen over the River Dee bridge and up to the quayside of the Llangollen branch of the Shropshire Union Canal. This is where the horse drawn and other boat trips are operated. After 1.5 miles along the pleasantly wooded towpath, passing the Royal International Pavilion on the left, we cross the canal and main road to join a footpath. This goes past the ruins of the Valle Crucis Abbey and continues through fields and woodland, with a view beyond the Eglwyseg River Valley to the traffic of the Horseshoe Pass about 1.5 miles away.
A short section along a lane, then through fields to join the Offa's Dyke Path with the prominant cliffs of Eglwseg on our left. After about a mile we leave the path and reach the base of the hill topped by Castell Dinas Bran ruins. The top is a superb viewpoint in reasonable weather and we can decide whether to go to the top, or around the base, when we get there.
After the hill, it's gently downhill for about a mile into Llangollen.
Distance: approx 6.5 miles
Height Gain: 875 ft ( including going up to Castell Dinas Bran)
We head north out of Llangollen over the River Dee bridge and up to the quayside of the Llangollen branch of the Shropshire Union Canal. This is where the horse drawn and other boat trips are operated. After 1.5 miles along the pleasantly wooded towpath, passing the Royal International Pavilion on the left, we cross the canal and main road to join a footpath. This goes past the ruins of the Valle Crucis Abbey and continues through fields and woodland, with a view beyond the Eglwyseg River Valley to the traffic of the Horseshoe Pass about 1.5 miles away.
A short section along a lane, then through fields to join the Offa's Dyke Path with the prominant cliffs of Eglwseg on our left. After about a mile we leave the path and reach the base of the hill topped by Castell Dinas Bran ruins. The top is a superb viewpoint in reasonable weather and we can decide whether to go to the top, or around the base, when we get there.
After the hill, it's gently downhill for about a mile into Llangollen.
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